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Born Christopher Vincent Metzen on the 22nd November 1973 in USA, exact location remains a mystery, Chris is a game designer, artist and voice actor best known to the world for being one of the script, character and universe writers from Blizzard Entertainment games, including Warcraft, Diablo and Starcraft, among others. His career was active from 1993 until 2016, when he decided to retire, as he wanted more free time to dedicate to his family.

Have you ever wondered how rich Chris Metzen is, as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Metzen`s net worth is as high as $10 million. Apart from working for Blizzard, Chris has also created numerous art images and comics, published under the alias “Thundergod”, which also improved his net worth.

Chris Metzen Net Worth $10 Million

Little is known about Chris` early life and education, however, he apparently started drawing when he was just six, and when he turned 12, he created his first comic book. Since the early days he was a fan of the video game “Dungeons & Dragons”, and novels Star Wars and Dragonlace, which inspired him to start a career of his own.

He applied for a graphic designer position at Blizzard after a friend`s recommendation, however, he thought it was a graphic designer studio, instead of game developing studio. His first project at Blizzard was the Justice League Task Force, a competitive fighting game, for which he created artwork and character animation, also working on artwork, illustrations and the game`s documentation for Warcraft: Orcs And Humans. Little by little his role in the studio increased, and for the Warcraft II: Tides Of Darkness, he created the universe and also designed several missions and scenarios. The following year, Blizzard released Diablo, which would became a very successful game; Chris co-created the universe of the game alongside Bill Roper. For the sequel of Diablo, Diablo II released in 2000, Chris created the story, artwork and script as well. He was then appointed as creative director for the Warcraft III: Reign Of Chaos, and also provided the game`s story, concept and script. His net worth was rising steadily.

In the following games, Metzen also served as creative director. He wasn`t a big part of the multiplayer online role playing game World Of Warcraft, however, he still contributed by writing scripts, and also gave voice to several characters from the game, including Thrall, Ragnaros and Vol`jin, among others. He also lent his voice to numerous characters from various games, including Marine, Battlecruiser, Ghost from StarCraft, and Bastion from Overwatch, among others.

From then on, he focused more on solo work; he created a graphic novel series, entitled Soldier: 76, and the title character appeared later in the video game Overwatch. In 2012, he published a digital comic series Transformers: Autocracy, as a collaboration with author Flint Dille and artist Livio Ramondelli. Trio is currently working on its sequel, called Transformers: Monstrosity.

Regarding his personal life, Metzen has been married to Kat Hunter since 2013, but the two have been together for years, and have three children.



Full Name Chris Metzen
Net Worth $10 Million
Date Of Birth November 22, 1973
Place Of Birth United States of America
Profession Game designer
Nationality American
Spouse Kat Hunter
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1068321/
Allmusic http://www.allmusic.com/artist/chris-metzen-mn0002570073
Movies Warcraft, Diablo III: Wrath

Actor

Title Year Status Character
World of Warcraft: Legion 2016 Video Game Thrall Varian Wrynn (voice, uncredited)
Heroes of the Storm 2015 Video Game Thrall (voice)
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor 2014 Video Game Thrall (voice)
Lords of War 2014 TV Series Varian
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm 2013 Video Game Marine / Battlecruiser / Infested Marine / … (voice)
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm 2010 Video Game King Varian Wrynn Thrall Ragnaros … (voice)
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty 2010 Video Game Marine / Battlecruiser / Infested Marine / … (voice)
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King 2008 Video Game King Varian Wrynn Thrall Dranosh Saurfang … (voice)
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos 2002 Video Game Thrall (voice)
StarCraft: Brood War 1998 Video Game Battlecruiser / Ghost / Marine (voice)
StarCraft 1998 Video Game Battlecruiser / Ghost / Marine (voice)
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal 1996 Video Game Character Voices #4 (voice)
Diablo 1996 Video Game King Leoric (voice)
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness 1995 Video Game voice

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Overwatch: Infiltration 2016 Short executive producer
Overwatch: The Last Bastion 2016 Short executive producer
Warcraft 2016 co-producer
Overwatch: Hero 2016 Short executive producer
Overwatch: Dragons 2016 Short executive producer
Overwatch: Alive 2016 Short executive producer
Overwatch: Recall 2016 Short executive producer
StarCraft: Reclaimation 2015 Short executive producer
Lords of War 2014 TV Series executive producer – 5 episodes
Diablo III: Wrath 2012 Video short producer

Writer

Title Year Status Character
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void 2015 Video Game
Diablo III 2012 Video Game story
Diablo III: Wrath 2012 Video short
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty 2010 Video Game story
StarCraft 1998 Video Game script / story
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal 1996 Video Game storyline consultant
Diablo 1996 Video Game screenplay / story
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness 1995 Video Game

Miscellaneous

Title Year Status Character
Overwatch 2016 Video Game creative director
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty 2010 Video Game voice-over director
World of Warcraft 2004 Video Game creative director / manual development and editing / voice director
StarCraft 1998 Video Game manual designer / strike team
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness 1995 Video Game manual designer / scenario designer
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans 1994 Video Game manual illustrator

Art Department

Title Year Status Character
World of Warcraft 2004 Video Game manual artwork
StarCraft: Brood War 1998 Video Game manual layout
StarCraft 1998 Video Game manual artwork / manual layout / scenario designer / senior designer
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal 1996 Video Game manual artwork
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness 1995 Video Game artist / manual artwork

Casting Director

Title Year Status Character
StarCraft: Brood War 1998 Video Game
StarCraft 1998 Video Game

Director

Title Year Status Character
StarCraft 1998 Video Game

Animation Department

Title Year Status Character
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness 1995 Video Game layout artist

Sound Department

Title Year Status Character
StarCraft 1998 Video Game voice production

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
South Park 2006 TV Series special thanks – 1 episode

Self

Title Year Status Character
Troldspejlet 2014 TV Series Himself – SVP of Creative Development, Blizzard Entertainment
World of Warcraft: Looking for Group 2014 Documentary Himself
Azeroth Choppers 2014 TV Series short Himself (2014)
The Jace Hall Show 2010 TV Series Himself

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